pas de trois
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of pas de trois
1755–65; < French: literally, step for three
Example Sentences
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Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Ayano Kimura and Ariel Martinez sparkled in the first-act pas de trois.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
The first half was standard gala fare — duets from “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” the “Le Corsaire” pas de trois — and the performances were committed, careful, entirely respectable.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
Some of the evening’s finest dancing was in the first act’s pas de trois, with the light-footed and serenely musical Joseph Gorak, Catherine Hurlin and Katherine Williams.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019
No less fine was the sparkling Indiana Woodward in its pas de trois, making tiny moments exceptionally radiant.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2018
They danced amazingly well, yet disappointed me, so many of them were ugly; but Dr. Delawarr's two eldest daughters and the Ancaster infanta performed a pas de trois as well as Mlle.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George
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